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Excellent 100%
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| Care Type | Home Care |
| Care Category | Personal | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Hourly Prices From | £32.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Meet The Manager
Krista Hallett is Registered Manager at Gardiner's Homecare.
Krista joined Gardiner’s as a Care Manager in March 2015. In September 2018, Krista took on the role of Registered Manager.
Before joining Gardiner’s in 2015, Krista had previously worked in the care sector for over 10 years. She thoroughly enjoyed the ‘hands-on’ aspect of the role, gaining a wealth of experience along the way working with people with many different support needs such as Dementia, Parkinson’s, Motor Neurones, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Palliative Care.
"My five favourite things would have to be.. spending quality time with my family, my horse and my dogs. I love meeting up and socialising with close friends and on occasion when I can squeeze it in, I enjoy going for a run."
Since 1968 Gardiner’s team of nurses and experienced carers have been supporting clients with varying levels of need to continue living an independent life in their own homes providing home care services in Reading, Berkshire.
Our team has earned a reputation for being both reliable and trustworthy. Our highly experienced care managers, work with each and every client to establish and
Gardiner's Homecare
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Care Given | Companionship, Complex Care, Convalescence, End of Life, High Dependency, Independent Living, Mental Healthcare, Palliative, Personal care, Physiotherapy, Reablement, Support for Couples. |
| Disability Support | Bed Bound, Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Requires Hoist , Speech Impairment, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame, Wheel Chair Bound. |
| Housekeeping | Cleaning, Household Admin, Laundry, Meal Preparation, Medical Appointments, Prescription Collection, Shopping, Tidying, Transportation. |
| Medication | By Mouth, Change Catheter. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia, Severe Dementia (EMI). |
| Dementia Behaviour | Agitation / Restlessness, Challenging Behaviour, Disrupted Sleep Patterns, Mild Forgetfulness, Wandering . |
| Dementia Specialisms | Alzheimer's, Mixed Dementias, Vascular Dementia. |
| Care Visits | 1 Hour, 30 Mins, Night Service (awake / waking). |
| Transport | Carer provides own vehicle, Will accompany on Public Transport, Will drive client's vehicle. |
| Technology | Emergency Response, Family Apps, Home Safety Monitoring, Key Safes, Personal Alarm. |
Autumna has invited care providers to evidence the infection control measures they are carrying out, above and beyond those laid out by the government, in order to keep residents, staff and visitors safe.
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Infection Control Training | Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections. |
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Virus Testing | We are testing for viral infection when symptoms present within our care setting. |
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| Hourly Fees Start From | £32.00 |
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| Region | South East |
| We Accept Self-Funding Clients | Yes |
| Local Authority Funded Clients | No |
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A balanced, nutritious diet is essential to maintaining health and wellbeing, our carers can prepare all types of meals for our clients, taking likes and dislikes into consideration. |
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| All day snacks, Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Cold Meals, Hot Meals, Snacks. |
| Dietary Options |
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| Pureed, Vegetarian. |
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As a part of your care arrangement, you will be supported with basic and physical activities of daily living to live as ordinary life as possible, suited to your abilities, at home and in the community. |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Animal Petting, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Crafts, Crosswords, Knitting / Embroidery, Painting, Pet Therapy, Quiz Games, Reminiscence, Word Games. |
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| CQC Registered | Yes |
| Overall | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Well Led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Outstanding |
| Effective | Good |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 30th November 2017 |
| Last rated | 26th April 2018 |
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| Registration Date | 23rd February 2011 |
| Service Provider | Gardiner's Homecare Limited, RG4 8DZ |
Gardiner's Homecare Home Care service - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
We cover Caversham and Reading but also Henley-on-Thames, Sonning Common, Sonning, Wargrave, Twyford, Woodley, Pangbourne, Goring, Streatley, Mapledurham, Woodcote.
Our Registered Address is:
10 Church Street
Caversham
Reading
Berkshire
RG4 8DZ
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